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stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- now that the well is capped, is bp gonna meet its commitments? i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> a vehicle repair shop in sterling, virginia, now open and it allows you to work on your own car. >> holly is there with her pretty powder blue vet to learn more about d
stay with us. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims...
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and now many of us are using them for hours a day. and there are things you request do to use your exposure. i use my cell phone, but with a speaker phone or earpiece. i'm not opposed to cell phones, i jut want to make them safer. >> now are there guidelines about safety issues? what is the cell phone industry doing now? >> well in the last two years there is a trust and now the fda and the fcc have information on their websites on how to reduce exposure to radiation. we are still not sure that cell phones want to -- don't cause cancer but we want to issue warnings already that children do not use cell phones. texting is okay but not holding the fun up to your head for hours a day. >> and if you told folks you can't use your cell phone, there would be outrage. but you say there are ways to safely use them and we want to talk about some of the tips based on what we've heard. use a headset or how about the bluetooth, what is that? tell us the difference. >> it does reduce radiation, but if you use your blew tooth and -- your bluetooth t
and now many of us are using them for hours a day. and there are things you request do to use your exposure. i use my cell phone, but with a speaker phone or earpiece. i'm not opposed to cell phones, i jut want to make them safer. >> now are there guidelines about safety issues? what is the cell phone industry doing now? >> well in the last two years there is a trust and now the fda and the fcc have information on their websites on how to reduce exposure to radiation. we are still...
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i know not all of us got the rain showers. some of us got some pretty good thunderstorms. there is your satellite-radar. fairly quiet. we got the system out to the west. that will come in in the form of a cold front late overnight friday into saturday morning. that will start to cool us down as we get into the weekend. the good news is this particular heat wave not going to last forever. the next couple of days, we are going to be experiencing temperatures well above average with plenty of sunshine. forecast high today 91 degrees. lots of sunshine, hot, humid this affect. humid, late september, humid, winds out of the north and west at about five miles per hour. later tonight, partly loud can i skies and certainly warm. 71 your overnight low with winds shifting out of the south at about five miles per hour. here is your five-day forecast. good chance to see record heat around here tomorrow. 94 forecast high. the cold front cools us down on saturday, 85. we'll be cool by sunday and monday with high temperatures only in the mid-70s. lots of clouds and an increasing chance fo
i know not all of us got the rain showers. some of us got some pretty good thunderstorms. there is your satellite-radar. fairly quiet. we got the system out to the west. that will come in in the form of a cold front late overnight friday into saturday morning. that will start to cool us down as we get into the weekend. the good news is this particular heat wave not going to last forever. the next couple of days, we are going to be experiencing temperatures well above average with plenty of...
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stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful food, it has wonderful music, but most of all it has wonderful people that put on this festival. and it is with a great pleasure that i introduce you to georgia franks. georgia, how young are you? >> 39. >> reporter: we're the same age. i have to get your night cream. you look good for 39. >> i think so. >> reporter: okay. she's 90 plus. that's just between you and me. >> that wasn't fair. >> reporter: and i hear you were at the first festival. >> probably. >> reporter: do you remember the first festival? >> well i do. that was my
stay with us. n >>> a great greek celebration going on this weekend at saint constantine and hell edge greek orthodox church here in northwest washington. >> holly is there as they get ready to host their 50th annual festival. that's a great milestone. >> reporter: and i think i've been here for at least 47 of them, and i'm only 39. but listen, there is a reason why we come back and preview this festival each and every year. it has wonderful...
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stay with us. >>> it may only be september, but octoberfest kicking off the 200th birthday this year. >> and we're so glad they are. today holly morris is in fredericksberg, virginia where they are getting ready to host a celebration tomorrow night and saturday. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and this is the 8th year they've done it here if fredericksberg. it's one of the biggest celebrations in the area and we've come back to the people who host it. and it's the blew and gray -- blue and gray brewing company and we met up with our chef, fritz. >> reporter: and we are in the new retreat, which is a new addition. >> it is. nine weeks. a year of location from our old location to this location here. >> reporter: so and it's fair to say the food will be better than ever this year. >> we like to be a step above everybody else when it comes to pub cuisine. so you like to get some this afternoon -- or this morning. >> reporter: i know it feels like afternoon. we only have a co
stay with us. >>> it may only be september, but octoberfest kicking off the 200th birthday this year. >> and we're so glad they are. today holly morris is in fredericksberg, virginia where they are getting ready to host a celebration tomorrow night and saturday. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and this is the 8th year they've done it here if fredericksberg. it's one of the biggest celebrations in the area and we've come back to the people who...
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of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we could be better. >> we're so sad that you left us so soon. but we thank you for leaving us so much. [ applause ] reporter: at howard university, roby chavez, fox 5 news. >> dr. walters spent 25 years at howard before becoming director of the african- american leadership institute at the university of maryland and he was to return to howard this fall. >>> questions continue to linger about the death of a man in frederick, maryland. police were called to a home on south market street three times to break up a fight bet
of us. and we promised to stop being so petty. >> reporter: it all started at a lunch counter in wichita, kansas, in 1958 when walters took a seat before sit-ins caught the headlines protesting segregation. walters went on to be a teacher, author and advisor to politicians. his former students like congressman elijah cummings have gone on to greatness. >> thank you for seeing in us what we could not see in ourselves. and thank you, thank you so much for making us realize that we...